Seam-dampening machine.



H. C. MILLER.

SEAM DAMPENING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 25. I913.

Patented June 5, 1917.

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SEAM DAMPENING MACHINE.

APPLICATION man MAY 26. 1913.

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HENRY C. MILLER OF WATERFORD, NEW YORK.

SEAM-DAMPENING MACHINE.

Original application filed .Tune 17, 1907, Serial No. 379,487.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J une 5, 191 '7.

Divided and this application filed May 26, 1913.

Serial No. 770,090.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I HENRY C. MILLER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Waterford, in the county of Saratoga and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Seam- DampeningMachines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in seam dampening machines.

The object of the invention is to provide means for guiding a collar, soas to insure of proper dampening adjacent the seam line.

A further object of the invention is to provide an element to guide acollar in the proper path to insure a tab throw out device operating toremove a collar tab from the dampening fluid to prevent soiling.

The invention also comprehends improvements in the details ofconstruction and arrangement of parts which will be hereinafterdescribed and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved dampening machine.

Fig. 2 is a detail plan view of the dampening element, tab throw outdevice, and guiding element.

Fig. 3 is a similar view but showing a different form of guidingelement.

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of a difi'erent form of theinvention.

Fig. 5 is a view of another form of the invention.

Fig. 6 is a plan view of a collar illustrating in diagrammatic form thesame being dampened.

Fig. 7 is a similar view illustrating the position of the parts whenthrowing a tab out of the path of the dampening fluid.

Fig. 8 is a detail transverse section taken through the rotatingdeflecting member.

Fig. 9 is a detail face view of the rotating deflecting member.

This application forms a division of application for patent, Serial No37 9, 187 filed June 17, 1907, the construction differing essentiallyfrom that claimed therein in that the dampening element is separate fromand independent of the tab throw out device, the guiding featurehowever, remaining substantially the same, and serving to operate on acollar in a like manner.

In the drawings, 1 indicates a platform having upwardly extended sides2, to form a hopper like structure for the collars. The platformprojects outwardly at an angle from the hopper, as indicated at 3, andat the inner edge of the angular portion is a guide 4t, formed with avertical flange 5, which extends above the plane of the platform, and ispivoted at 5, and is rendered adjustable on the pivot by a slot and setscrew 6.

To the underside of the platform is adjust-ably secured a casting 7,formed in its base portion with a slot 8, and at one end is an extension9, from which projects a horizontal stub shaft 10. A bolt 11 passesthrough the slot 8, and into the platform, whereby the casting may beconveniently adjusted. Mounted on the stub shaft 10, is a rotatable disk13, the upper peripheral portion of which projects above the plane ofthe top surface of the platform, and forms a guiding element to cause acollar to move at an angle to direct same toward a dampening device anda tab throw out device, as will be described later on.

15 designates a base supported by the platform 1, and on this base ismounted the dampening device and tab throw out device. 16 is a Hatspring secured to the base, and bent downwardly and reduced at its freeend to form a tab throw out device 17, and a support for a dampeningelement 18, the instance shown being in the form of a pen. The tensionof the fiat spring, consequently, the relative position of the dampeningelement, is regulated by a set screw 19, which has a bearing in a lug20, projecting from an arm 22 of the base.

The dampening element is connected to a tube 22", extending through anopening in the arm 22, and connected to a reservoir 23. The fluidpassing through the tube is automatically stopped, and. permitted toflow by a cut off, indicated at 24. Extending from the arm 22, is avertical lug 22 the upper end of which is disposed adjacent a hose 22the latter being connected to the dampening element 18. Pivoted at 22,on the arm 22, is a lever 22 and from the same extends an arm 22 whichis provided at its free end with a concave notch 22 which is disposedadjacent the free end of the lug 22 and embraces the hose 22 One end ofthe arm 22, is supported on the flat spring 16, and to the opposite endof said arm is attached a spring 2%, the latter acting to rock the arm22, to cause the notched end 2%, to squeeze the hose 10 and stop theflow of liquid.

When a collar passes under the dampening device, it raises the spring16, and consequently rocks the arm 22 which releases the pressure of thenotched end from the hose, and permits the liquid to flow. Immediatelythe collar passes from under the dampening device, the spring 2%, actson the arm and the flow of liquid is cut off in substantially the samemanner described in the before mentioned application.

In Fig. 5, the tab throw out device is formed by bending the free end ofthe spring 16, into the form of a shoe 25, the forward end of which iscurved upwardly,

to permit of the ready introduction of a collar. In this form of theinvention the dampening element is attached to the shoe and moves withthe same, while in order to render the shoe efiective as a tab throw outdevice, its lower edge inclines slightly from the curved end toward therear end, as clearly shown by the dotted lines a, and b, in Fig. 5. Bythis construction the rear corner indicated at 0, will drop down in thecrotch formed by the body portion and tab of the collar.

In Fig. 3, the guiding element is shown as stationary, but the spring16, having the tab throw out device is similar to that shown in Fig. 1.

V The operator places a collar on the platform, and by inserting thefingers of the right hand between the dampening element and the guidingelement, the seam d, is made to bear against-the tab throw out device,and

with the left hand grasps the tab of the collar and pulls it through,the hand being guided by the flange 5, of the guide 4.

As the front end of the collar is inserted under the tab throw outdevice and the dampening element, the former is slightly elevated, andoperates the cut off, and permits the water to flow. The collar is drawnby the left hand, approximately along the line 0, Figs. 6 and 7, andbecause of the angular disposition of the guiding element indicated bythe line It, the collar is moved laterally and the seam isbrought up tothe point of the tab throw out device. In so drawing the collar, theangularly disposed guiding element 13, tends to pull the collar,consequently the seam, laterally toward the tab throw out device, andthereby insures the dampening element dampening the collar adjacent theentire seam line. When the end 7, of the collaris reached, the springpressed tab throw out device 17, drops down from the upper surface ofthe collar into the crotch formed between the end f, and the tab 9, andthrows the latter out of the path of the dampening fluid, and at thesame time, the dampening fluid is out off.

In the form of the invention illustrated in Fig. 4-, the tab throw outdevice 17, is slightly spaced from the dampening element, the lat- 7 5ter being in the form of a pad 80, but the operation of the guidingelement and tab throw out device remains the same.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A seam dampeningmachine comprising a dampening element, an angularly disposed guidelocated below the dampening element, and a seam guide located above theangularly disposed guide and adjacent the dams5 pening element, theangularly disposed guide causing the collar to move laterally to forcethe seam thereof against the seam guide while being drawn under thedampening element. 9o

2. A seam dampening machine comprising a dampening element, a rotatableangularly disposed guide which engages one surface of the collar beingoperated upon, a combined seam guide and tab throw-out device locatedabove the rotatable angularly dis- I posed guide, the rotatableangularly disposed guide causing the collar to move laterally to forcethe seam thereof against the seam guide while being drawn past thedampening element, the seam guide acting to throw the tab of the collarout of the path of the dampening element when the end of the seam isreached.

3. A seam dampening machine comprising ,105 dampening means, an inclinedelement engaging a collar to move same laterally during the dampeningoperation, and a guide against which the seam of the collar contactswhen moved angularly by the inclined 119 element.

4:. A seam dampening machine comprising a dampening element, a tabthrow-out device adjacent the dampening element and engaging one surfaceof a collar, and an angularly disposed guide adjacent the tab throw-outdevice and engaging the other surface of the collar and between whichand the tab throw-out device the collar passes, said guide beingangularly disposed to lat- 120 erally move the collar during thedampening operation to insure the dampening element dampening the collaralong the seam line, the tab-throw-out device throwing the collar tabout of the path of the dampening element when the end of the seam isreached.

5. A seam dampening machine comprising dampening means, and two elementslocated one above the other, one of said elements acting as a tab throwout, and the other eX- tending in a vertical plane and acting, when acollar is drawn between the elements at an angle to said plane, todeflect the collar laterally to dampen same along the seam line.

6. In a seam dampener, the combination of a work support, of a rotatingguide cooperating with the work support, means for mounting the rotatingguide, said means being angular-1y adjustable about an axis normal tothe plane of the feed of the collar being operated upon, seam dampeningmeans, and a tab throw out device to throw a collar tab out of the pathof the dampening means, the seam dampening means and the tab throw-outdevice being located above the rotating guide.

7. In a seam dampener, the combination of a support, dampening means, atab throw out device, an inclined guide having a surface which engagesthe surface of a collar being operated upon to cause the collar to moveat an angle to its normal path and throw the collar seam against the tabthrow out device, the dampening means and tab throw-out device beinglocated above the inclined guide.

8. In a seam dampener, the combination of a support, a dampening means,a roller engaging one surface of the collar, means for adjusting theroller, said means being angularly adjustable about an axis normal tothe path of movement of a collar being operated upon, and an elementengaging the seam of the collar, the roller acting on the collar causingthe seam of the latter to engage the guide, the dampening means beinglocated directly above the roller.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

HENRY C. MILLER.

Witnesses:

H. R. VAN KLEEGK, E. F. JELF.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

